Beef tongue molds



BEEF TONGUE MOLDS Milton Berk, Englewood, N. J.

Application May21, 1954, Serial No. 431,344

Claims. (Cl. 17 -44.3)

My invention relates to the construction of trays and racks for holding meats or other articles which are liable either from their nature or consistency to exude and drip liquids; and it consists of sundry structural improvements hereinbelow described.

One object of my invention is the provision of such trays and of such a rack which shall be very easily taken apart and cleaned, be as sanitary as possible in all its appointments, and which shall be specificallywell adapted for being used for beef tongues in that it forms each freshly slaughtered tongue into'a short thick tongue as it chills, resulting in more desirable choice center cuts of tongue and a small amount of thinner cuts of tongue at the lip end of each tongue.

Another object ofthe present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is space saving in that it can accommodate more beef tongues than any hitherto known racks or trays, thus saving valuable cooler space, and which spreads the fat under each tongue more evenly than hitherto possible,

, thus giving the consumer more yield of beef of the tongue and less fat.

A furtherobject ofthepresent invention is the provision of va device of the character described which is handy andtime-savi'ng in useand' simple in construction,

but which is also sturdy, durable and well adapted for the purposef'or which it is intended.

tions of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out inthe claims, it being understood that changes may I be made in the construction and arrangements of parts without'departing: frorn'the'spirit of the'invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing a preferred form of the invention has been shown. a

'Insaid d-rawingr "Figured is aside view-of a-'- preferred embodimentof my invention, fractionally in section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fractional sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detailed side view of a tray; and

Fig. 5 is a detailed front view of the tray of Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing the numeral 1 denotes a rack which consists of a box-like framework that has four vertical corner posts 2, made of angle iron, or the like, and two vertical center posts 3, made of T-iron or the like and each of which is located intermediate a pair of corner posts 2. The parts 2 and 3 are held in spaced relation to each other by means of cross bars 4, 5 and 7. A plurality of angle bars are downwardly inclined from each center post 3 towards a pair of corner posts 2, so as to form slide members, and have their upper United States PatentQ as shown in full lines in the drawing.

2,790,993 Patented May 7, 1957 Mice ends-secured to the center posts 3 and their lower ends to the corner posts '2 by' means of welding or the like.

Portabletongue trays 11 are slidable on the bars 10, one above the other. The trays 11, preferably are made of stainless steel, or of galvanized sheet metal, or the like. Each tray has a flat main portion 12, an upper end portion 14, which is rectangularly disposed to the main portion 12, vertical side portions 15 and a front end portion 17, which is angularly disposed relative to the main portion 12 so that it is in a vertical position when the tray 11 is inserted into the rack 1 on a pair of the oblique bars 10. v The vertical front end portion 17 preferably is provided with a narrow horizontal extremity .2'0.

Pins 21 are extended from the posts 2 near the lower end of each bar 10 in such a manner that two pins '21 engage the front end portion 17 of each tray 11 as long as the tray rests completely on a pair of bars 10, Thus the pins 21 prevent the trays 11 from sliding on the bars 10 out of the rack 1. In order to remove a tray 11 from the rack 1, the tray 11 is tilted, so that only its rear portion rests on the bars 10 while its front end portion 17 is'lifted-above the pins 21, thusenabling an operator to pull a tray 11 fully or partially out of the rack 1, as is .indicated by 'dash-and-dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Several straight, pointed prongs'22 are secured to each tray 11, and a pair of ben'tpointed prongs 23 a short distance below each prong 22 is secured'to thetray. 11. The prongs 22 preferably are straight'and righ't angul'arly .di'sp'osed to'the trays'll, whereas the prongs 23,.orat least a major portion of the same, are inclinedtoward th'e prongs 22, and. are angularly disposed to the'tray's 11's:

diiierent angles fromthe prongs 22. Each group of said prongs preferably is formed by three prongs, twoof which are prongs 23 and one prong '22.

f Each of the'pro'ngs' 22 and a pair of prongs 2'3 grouped as a unit,'.extending upwardly. fromthe upper side ofeach tray 11, are adapted for engaging one beef tongue24 (Figs. 4'.and 5) and supporting thesa'me on the inclined tray 11.

Brackets 25 preferably are pivotally secured to the cross bars 7 by meansof-bolts' 27, and a pulley 30 is rotatably mounted on eachb'racket ZS. Each rack 1 preferablj is provided with two brackets 25 and pulleys 30 'engaging'an 24 it 'isp'lace'd into the rack' l and when 'therack 1' is filled it is rolled into a cooler (not shown) where the tongues will chill and set. I have found that in this way each tongue will be molded into a short, thick tongue as it chills. This results in more desirable choice center cuts of tongue and less thinner cuts of tongue at the lip end, and it is also causes a spreading of the fat under the tongue more evenly, thereby giving the consumer more yield of beef of the tongue and less fat.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A beef tongue mold comprising a box-like framework having a pair of end portions which are in spaced relation to each other and provided with a plurality of inclined straight slide members, means for movably suspending said framework from an overhead rail being secured to the upper portion of the framework, a plurality of trays disposed at an incline resting on said slide members and being adapted for supporting beef tongues, prong means secured to said trays for engaging said beef tongues, and pins mounted on said frame work extending over the lower ends of said trays for preventing the same from moving relative to said slide members.

2. A beef tongue mold comprising a box-like framework having a pair of end portions which are in spaced relation to each other and provided with a plurality of inclined straight slide members, means for movably suspending said framework from an overhead rail being secured to the upper portion of the framework, a plurality of trays disposed at an incline resting on said slide rest upon the slide members, but allowing a sliding of said trays out of said framework if the trays have been tilted by raising their lower ends above said pins.

3. A beef tongue mold comprising a box-like framework having a pair of end portions whichare in spaced relationto each other and provided with a plurality of inclined straight slide members, means for movably suspending said framework from an overhead rail being secured to the upper portion of the framework, a plurality of trays disposed at an incline resting on said slide members and each tray having an inclined main portion and side portions as well as an upper end portion which are upwardly extended from said main portion and having also a lower end portion downwardly extending from the front section of said main portion, prong means secured to the main portion of each tray for engaging beef tongues and for supporting them on said inclined trays, and pins extending from the end portions of said framework at the lower end of each of said slide members over sections of the lower end portions of said trays and being adapted for preventing a sliding of said trays off said slide members as long as the trays rest upon the slide members, but allowing a sliding of said trays out of said framework it the, trays have been tilted by raising their lowerend portion above the pins.

4. A beef tongue mold comprising a box-like framework having at each end a pair of vertical corner posts in spaced relation to each other and a vertical center post between each pair of corner posts, a plurality of straight slide members downwardly inclined from both sides of each center post to the corner posts being secured to said posts, means for movably suspending said frameworkfrom an overhead rail being secured to the upper portion of the framework, a plurality of trays disposed at an incline resting on said slide members and each tray having an inclined main portion and side portions as well as an upper end portion which are upwardly extended from said main portion and having also a lower end portion downwardly extending from the front section of said main portion, prong means secured to the main portion of each tray for engaging beef tongues and for supporting them on said inclined trays, and pins extending from said corner posts at the lower end of each of said slide members over sections of the lower end portions of said trays and being adapted for preventing a sliding of said trays ofi said slide members as long as the trays rest upon the slide members, but allowing a sliding of said trays out of said frameworkif the trays have been tilted by raising their lower end portions above the pins.

5. A beef tongue mold comprising a box-like framework having at each end a pair of vertical corner posts in spaced relation to each other and a vertical center post between each pair of corner posts, a plurality of straight slide members downwardly inclined from both sides of each center post toward the corner posts being secured to said posts, means for movably suspending said framework from an overhead rail being mounted to a central upper portion of said framework, a plurality of trays disposed at an incline resting on said slide members and each tray having an inclined main portion and side portions as well as an upper end portion and having also a lower end portion downwardly extending from the front section of the tray, a plurality of prongs formed as groups of three prongs for each group being angularly disposed to and secured to the main portion of each tray and being inclined relative to the tray and to each other and arranged in such a manner that each one of said groups of prongs is adapted for holding one beef tongue and for supporting the same on the inclined tray, and horizontal pins extending from said corner posts at the lower end of each of said slide members over sections of the downwardly extending lower end portions of said trays and being adapted for limiting the downward move- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,948,839 Benn Feb. 27, 1934 2,119,640 Lundell June 7, 1938 2,322,748 Shaw et a1. June 29, 1943 

